This idea is from DayZero, and I have seen it posted on several other blogs. I thought it was a wonderful idea, but this list was a lot harder to make than I expected. Here is my list, in no specific order.
The Mission:
Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.
The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).
Haven't started
In progress
Completed
Completed: 46/101
Start date: 08/12/2009
Finish date: 05/09/2012
- Go see a movie by myself.
Visit Grandfather Mountain, NC- Go Kayaking
Submit a photo to The Gypsy Feet
Read Little Earthquakes by Jennifer Weiner (October 2009)
- Visit 2 states I haven't been to
- Go whitewater rafting
Read all of the Harry Potter Books [7/7]
- Make a memory box
Ride a roller coasterBuy a pair of shoes from Tom's Shoes (April 2011)Visit Charleston, SC (December 2010)- Pay $20 towards a stranger's groceries.
- Complete a box for Operation Christmas Child
Watch a sunrise- See Sister Hazel in concert again
Have a picnic on the Parkway (April 2011)Read The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffengger (Spet. 2009)Offer a giveaway on my blog- See a Broadway play
Buy something on EtsyWrite a guest post for another blogVisit Gatlinburg, TN- Take Tim to Kentucky to visit my family
Visit the Biltmore Estate- Host a 1950's themed party
Make a mirrored candle holder.- Go skiing
- Write a letter to everyone in my address book.
- Host a Board Game Night
- Mail a postcard to Post Secret
- Complete a 1,000 piece puzzle
- Give blood
Make breakfast for dinner
- Send a package to a childhood friend filled with goodies from childhood
- Start a scrapbook
- Update my blog every day for two weeks
- Join a yoga class
Spend one Saturday/Sunday all day in my pajamas watching movies.- Go for a walk in the rain
Cook a wonderful dinner for Tim(Sept. 2009)
Write a letter to one of my favorite author's (October 2011)Visit New Bern, NCMake a delicious strawberry dessert (May 2011)Go to an art gallery- Post a positive quote every day for thirty days. [0/30]
Send a postcard to my dentist (the irony of this makes me giggle) (August 2009)- Compliment someone different everyday for three weeks [0/21]
Bake cookies for my neighbors(Sept. 2009)Spend a day walking around downtown Charlotte- Listen to every song in my iTunes Library [22/1802]
Subscribe to a magazine- Spend a day in the library reading a book from beginning to end (with at least 200 pages)
- Buy something in an Antique shop
- Make a magazine word collage of one of my favorite quotes.
- Learn to play chess
- Play a game of Battleship
- Have a Nerf gun fight
- Play a game of kickball
- Attend a book reading
- Wear my hair straight everyday for a week [0/7]
- Visit the North Carolina Zoo
- Visit Hot Springs, NC
- Get in the car and drive to an unknown destination
Have a Star Wars Movie Marathon Week [6/6]
Watch the 2nd and 3rd Back to the Future Movies (August 2009)Watch a football game other than the Mountaineers or Panthers- Leave a note on the sidewalk in chalk
Make popcorn for my Dad for a change (August 2009)Collect 50 Box-Tops and donate to a school[60/50]
Burn an entire candle- Take a trip to the Dollar Store and buy 10 items for a fun date day
- Color every picture in a coloring book
Go to the drive-in movie- Donate 50,000 grains of rice on freerice.com (28,000 as of Sept. 13, 2010)
- Drink only water for one month
- Write a book for children.
- Read every book written by Madeline Wickham [2/7]
Submit a photo to icanread
- Baby-sit for a couple for free
Fill up my spare change jarDrink a classic Coca-Cola from a glass bottle
- Participate in the 365 project
Donate my hair to Locks of Love (November 2011)- Add money to a parking meter about to run out
- Hand make just because gifts for 3 people
- Try a new food every week for 2 months [0/8]
Check out a book from the library (Sept. 2009)Catch up with an old friendTry coffeePrint at least 50 digital picturesNarrow purse to collection down to 10 (October 2009)Send a handmade card to a loved one- Put $7 in a "special fund" from every paycheck in the 1001 days
Visit the Ikea store
- Post a funny video every week for 3 months
Use my "green" bags when I go shopping (September 2009)
- Have a day where time doesn't matter
- Let someone teach me something new.
Graduate college (May 2011)- Learn to drive a stick shift car.






21 thoughts:
this is so great I saw you on the FB of 20SB! You've never watched a sunset before? Wow. And I did the operation christmas child too and really super duper loved it!!! Lol that was so cute about what you said about etsy! I'd love for you to buy something from my shop! http://www.asenseofplacephotogr.etsy.com.
I like also that this list isn't "before you die" it kind of takes the pressure off and gives us shorter goals!! Thanks
I have been writing a list of things I want to complete since I was a teenager, funny I never completed that list. I think I am going to take some time out and think about my list and post-it sometime in the near future.
I too would like to write a children's book. A person I graduated with wrote and published a children's book this past month, took him about a year to get it all going and done.
Thanks for stopping by my blog. I am following you now.
Latia
this is a great list you've got here! Good luck! :)
Great list! I have a list on my blog, Lemonade Life: http://lemonlemonade.wordpress.com/101-things/. It's been fun! I'm about 1.5 years into, so I'll be done next September. I still have a lot to do, and probably won't finish it all, but I think the idea is more to just keep you motivated in working towards something. Good luck!
Thanks for all the positive encouragement! I really appreciate it.
Yes! This list is absolutely fantastic. I have a Life List that I'm working to cross off too, and man there's a lot I still need to do!!
This is such a great idea- good luck with accomplishing everything! And I hope you enjoy the Time Traveler's Wife, it's one of my favorite books!
Your list was so fun to read! I also wish you the best of luck in completing things and growing from what you accomplish!
Blessings,
-Ash
Wow, that would be hard for me to come up with so many ideas! Maybe I'll try it sometime. Sounds like fun-- good luck! :)
Great list, I like it. It's realistic but at the same time, some of them seem to be a bit challenging. And Time Traveler's Wife is great!
Good luck! :)
If you'd like, you can check my tweaked version of the 101 in 1001 coming up this Friday on my blog.
www.suddenunexpectedtwist.com
I love everything on your list. And if it helps you out, Snapfish.com is having a sale....50 prints for 50 cents.
I love your idea to pay $20 towards a stranger's groceries - when I make my list I'll be using that as inspiration for an interesting RAOK!
I LOVE #35 such a great idea! You've inspired me to make a list of my own, thanks for the idea! :)
Awesome you have made yourself accountable for your goals by publishing it to the public! How long did it take you to create the list? How are you going about setting a plan to tackle all of them?
Fantastic idea, and a great list!
Came here via SITS (happy saturday sharefest), and glad I did. Happy Blogoversary :-)
I love your list! I'm a planaholic, so I've have my yearly lists, I stopped since my QLC. However, your list is very inspiring and it makes me want to do one again. hehehe
What a great idea and terrific way to live intentionally - I LOVE it! Thanks for bringing this to my attention. You've got me thinking about creating my own list now! Rock on girl, this is awesome:-)
what a wonderful list. you had some really great ideas ... good luck in them all
Good luck on your list! I am in the process of creating mine. I like some of the ones you've chosen to put on yours.
I added you to my follow list so I can see how youre doing. If you get the chance, stop by my blog! I'm still new at it all, but wouldn't mind a new follower ;)
http://shethinks-shesays.blogspot.com/
Good job knocking stuff out :)
I just started mine on my blog. We have a couple things the same.
Oh, and P.S. I just checked out FreeRice, I'd never seen it before, so thanks!
I love #72. :) I think I'll have to steal that idea sometime!
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